Sometimes, it can be a pain swapping from different headings in Word but with DigiTip 58 it doesn’t have to be a pain anymore!
Use the simple shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + S to easily swap between all the different heading styles available in Word.
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There is still just over a week until our subscription to LinkedIn Learning ends. If you have completed any training courses on LinkedIn Learning and wish to retain your certificate(s) of completion, you have just over a week to download them. You can view this short video for guidance of how to do this.
Today – 21st March 2025 – is International Day of Forests and to celebrate we’re revisiting all our blogposts and DigiTips related to nature!
Wanted to count how many times a name appears in a column alongside other conditions in Excel? With DigiTip 57 we can show you the formula to get this done.
First you will need data similar to that shown in the screenshot where you have multiple columns of information where you want to count how much of a certain criteria exists such as names or dates for example.
To do this we are going to need to use the COUNTIFS function in the formula tab, this is shown in the screenshot below.
This takes the criteria range which in the example is the column of names and then the criteria itself which in the example would be the name Chris at E2. Also include in the example is another criteria range of the column of gifts and the criteria of Chocolate. This will then go through all the information and count only when these two criteria are met.
This could be useful on a larger scale for tracking any number of things that are happening on a spreadsheet.
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If you want to take your presentations to the next level you could try inserting a cameo, learn how with DigiTip 56!
A cameo is a recording of yourself talking through your slides and presenting your PowerPoint.
You can view how to do this through the video below.
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Today we celebrate International Women’s Day! The 2025 theme is #AccelerateAction and is an important message that focuses on speeding up the achievement of gender equality. At its current rate it is predicted that we won’t achieve gender equality until 2158 and so this International Women’s Day calls for us to work together to create a more inclusive world. You can view the resources below inspired by International Women’s Day. These include a selection of LinkedIn Learning videos and courses, please note that the University’s subscription to LinkedIn Learning finishes on 28th March 2025. If you have completed any training courses on LinkedIn Learning and wish to retain your certificate(s) of completion, please view our previous blogpost to learn more about this.
If you have any issues accessing the LinkedIn Learning videos or courses, please contact the Digital Skills Team at digi@aber.ac.uk.
Struggling to focus when you’re trying to get work done? DigiTip 55 has what you are looking for with focus mode in Windows 11. Focus mode is a new feature for Windows 11 that has multiple features to help you try to concentrate on your work. These include: a timer that can be set to whatever time you need with the default set to 30 minutes, hiding the badges on taskbar apps, hiding the flashing on taskbar apps and turning on do not disturb.
To use this feature, you need to go to Setting -> System where you should see Focus. Once the options are selected as how you want them you just need to click ‘start focus session’ and a timer should appear in the corner of your screen which you can cancel or pause at any time.
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The University’s subscription to LinkedIn Learning will end in March 2025. If you have completed any training courses on LinkedIn Learning and wish to retain your certificate(s) of completion, you have just over a month to download them. You can view this short video for guidance of how to do this.
If you haven’t used LinkedIn Learning before, there’s still time for you to log in and make use of this resource to develop your digital skills! Please visit our webpage for further guidance.
Did you know that there are Easter eggs features on Google? Now you do with DigiTip 54!
If you go to Google and type “do a barrel roll” the screen will rotate.
Watch the video below for a quick demonstration.
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In 2024, our Student Digital Champions conducted interviews with eight Aberystwyth University graduates to understand what skills they now use after graduating and skills that they wished they had learnt and developed while at university. Below are the top five skills across all the profiles that the graduates now use and how you can develop these skills:
If you would like to read the Graduate Digital Skills Profiles, you can view them here or you can download them here.
